VILLA have been given fresh hope of securing Bolton keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen.

VILLA have been given fresh hope of securing Bolton keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen.

Liverpool keeper Jerzy Dudek claims he could stay in the Premier League after receiving an offer from Bolton Wanderers- and that will add fuel to the fire that the Finn will be made available.

Dudek admits the chance to link up with Sammy Lee's side is an interesting one.

"I made a decision to leave England, but Bolton's offer has made me have a rethink," he said.

Jaaskelainen had vowed to fulfil the final season of his Reebok contract but that is understood to have been in response to Bolton pricing him out of a move.

Bolton were believed to be asking for #4.5million for him, which had alerted Villa to the possible availability of Liverpool's Scott Carson who does not want to play back-up to Pepe Reina for another season at Anfield.

Elsewhere, Villa are continuing to play a waiting game as they seek to make inroads on a number of targets. Randy Lerner flew back into the country today and will play a vital role in negotiations.

West Ham skipper Nigel Reo-Coker's transfer is inching ever closer . Villa were linked to a flurry of names over the weekend, including Chelsea's Geremi who will be signing for Newcastle later today.

Chelsea's Shaun Wright-Phillips is certainly on Martin O'Neill's wanted list, which is headed by his desire to net a proven Premiership striker. That could see him return to Liverpool with a cut-price offer for Craig Bellamy, but Tottenham's Jermaine Defoe has remained all along at the head of the manager's thoughts although the player is believed to want a top four club if he leaves Spurs.

Then O'Neill will turn his attentions to capturing a couple of full-backs.